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Syria seizes advanced weapons it says were bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah 

16 July 2026

News|Weapons Syria has seized a shipment of weapons, including missiles, at its border with Iraq, as authorities say the...

Trump limits length of visas for students, exchange visitors, journalists 

16 July 2026

The administration of United States President Donald Trump is putting new time limits on visas for foreign students, exc...

US approves nearly $2bn in weapons sale to Saudi Arabia 

16 July 2026

News|Weapons ⁠The⁠ US Department of State has ⁠approved a potential $1.96bn weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. Announce...

Israeli attacks kill at least five Palestinians in Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’ 

16 July 2026

At least five Palestinians have been killed in attacks across the besieged Gaza Strip as Israel continues to violate an ...

Vance says Israeli campaign tried to sway US opinion against Iran diplomacy 

16 July 2026

United States Vice President JD Vance has accused some members of Israel’s government of trying to influence US public...

Ex-CEO of Italian motorway sentenced to 12 years for Genoa bridge collapse 

16 July 2026

A court has sentenced the former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator ⁠to 12 years in prison over the collapse of th...

Hamas leadership run-off expected between Meshaal and al-Hayya 

16 July 2026

Hamas is set to hold a decisive run-off election next week to choose its new political bureau chief. This will complete ...

Epstein linked to Israeli ‘deep state’, US intel, says Vance: What we know 

16 July 2026

United States Vice President JD Vance says Jeffrey Epstein “seemed to be connected” to elements of the “Israeli de...

How World Cup football jerseys became political fashion in Latin America 

16 July 2026

But there has been pushback against the politicisation of Latin America’s football jerseys. In Colombia, oppositio...

Data breach reportedly targets India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant 

16 July 2026

A data breach has reportedly revealed files linked to India’s largest nuclear power plant, according to the Reuters ne...